A/HRC/7/57 page 4 12. Of the 419 staff members, 268 come from the more developed regions, while 151 come from the less developed regions.5 Thirty-four staff members come from least developed countries. 13. Of OHCHR Professional staff members, 278 work in Geneva, 9 work in the New York office, while 132 work in 31 different locations6 in the field. III. RESULTS OF EFFORTS MADE TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION 14. Despite the decision of the General Assembly to discontinue references to regions in reporting on staff representation referenced above, both the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 2005/72, and the Joint Inspection Unit7 have made use of the concept of geographic diversity by regional grouping when assessing the composition of the staff of OHCHR. This difference in approach, terminology and methodology from the report of the Secretary-General (A/62/315) has caused confusion and made comparison of data problematic. In order to facilitate a consistent and coherent discussion in the present report, the High Commissioner has therefore adopted, to the extent possible, the regional methodology used by the Human Rights Council and the Joint Inspection Unit when analysing the Office’s geographic diversity. 15. As stated in the plan of action of the High Commissioner (A/59/2005/Add.3, annex), achieving geographical balance in OHCHR staff will remain one of her priorities. In line with that objective, the Office has continued to vigorously implement the High Commissioner’s procedures and framework for improving geographic diversity, which were explained in detail in the report of the High Commissioner on the composition of the staff of OHCHR submitted to the Council in February 2006 (E/CN.4/2006/103). 16. The results of the above are now being seen clearly in the Office’s selection data. Since the procedures were introduced, 122 selection decisions have been made for Professional posts. Of these, 72 (60 per cent) were from regions requiring improved representation within 5 World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, United Nations publication, Sales No. 07.XIII.8. 6 Country offices, regional offices and human rights advisers located in Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, Uganda and Palestine. 7 See the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the management review of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/59/65-E/2004/48 and Add.1), the follow-up to the management review (A/61/115 and Add.1) and the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the funding and staffing of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights.